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Korean artists living overseas to perform during "2008 Korean Festival" [October 02, 2008] |
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An array of festival events will be held during the first week of October to mark the second anniversary of a national commemorative day for millions of overseas Koreans. The Korean government last year designated Oct. 5 "Korean Day"
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Asia's biggest pop music festival to kick off on Oct. 3 [October 02, 2008] |
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Asia's largest music festival, the Asia Song Festival, is to take place at the Seoul World Cup Stadium and World Cup Park from Oct. 3 to 5. The annual festival, which began in 2004 to create a cultural community in Asia through pop music, i...
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Check out fighting sports from around the world [October 01, 2008] |
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Taekwondo is the internationally acclaimed Korean martial art and it is one of the country's proudest cultural assets. However, taekwondo is not alone among Korean martial arts. Taekgyeon is another well-known form of Korean traditional fig...
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Bucheon to celebrate its diverse population [September 29, 2008] |
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A festival will be held to celebrate diverse neighborhoods of Bucheon on Oct. 5. The Solidarity for Peace and Human Rights of Asia will hold an "Asian Party" at the Gangnam Children's Park in Dodang-dong, Wonmi-gu of the city in Gyeonggi-do...
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Fantastic festival of jazz on Jaraseom [September 28, 2008] |
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Jaraseom, meaning "turtle island," is in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi-do (Gyeonggi Province), about 65 kilometers northeast of Seoul. It is a pretty place to visit at this time of the year with the cosmos-lined roadsides and a gentle breeze blowing a...
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There'll be dancing ... in the streets of Seoul [September 27, 2008] |
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In October, Seoul will become a center for international dance as the Seoul International Dance Festival (SIDance 2008) is to run from Oct. 10 to 30. A total of 39 celebrated dance companies and dancers from 16 different nations including G...
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Lantern lights to float up into the sky over Jinju [September 26, 2008] |
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They say autumn is the best season to visit Korea. The sky is bluer, the air fresher and festivals even richer. Don't forget to take your camera for the 2008 Jinju Namgang Yudeung Festival, an event that will decorate the night sky with tho...
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Namsadang art troupe festival promises to be huge [September 25, 2008] |
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A folk play festival, the largest scale in the country, is to take place next week from Sept. 30 to Oct. 5. Anseong Namsadang Baudeogi Festival 2008, now in its eighth year, will be on at Riverside Park in Anseong, Gyeonggi-do (Gyeonggi Pro...
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Jindo to host dog show to promote its own breed [September 25, 2008] |
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In efforts to celebrate Korea's indigenous breed Jindo dogs and to promote the breed around the world, Jindo (island), home to the purebred, will host a dog show in October. The first such show is scheduled to run for three days at the Jind...
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Asia's largest film festival to kick off in Busan [September 25, 2008] |
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Get ready for countless films and a breath of fresh sea air as the 13th Pusan (a different romanization for Busan) International Film Festival (PIFF), Asia's largest film festival and Korea's most feted cinematic event, takes off in the sou...
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